Howard Street Church
From Salem Links and Lore
Howard Street Church was formed in 1803 by members who left Tabernacle Church "on account of dissatisfaction felt at the dismissal of the pastor, the Rev. Joshua Spaulding," according to Osgood in Historic Sketch of Salem. After meeting in various places informally, they built a meeting house in 1804 on Howard Street and Mr. Spaulding was installed in 1805. Spaulding left Salem in 1814 and many pastors followed. The church changed from Congregational to Presbyterian in 1815 then back to the original in 1828. The church suffered and then by 1864 the church ceased to exist. The property was sold at auction in 1867. The Church was near the burial ground, Howard Street Cemetery.
